Is it better when Bond is chasing or being chased?

I usually prefer when Bond is being chased to when he does the chasing. Also, Bond should not use large machines to take on enemies. Using the digger in the free running scene in CR was un-Bondian. Speaking of which, Bond does nearly all the chasing in CR, which is perhaps one of the reasons I prefer QoS, in which he gets chased more - the chase at the opera is nice..

I prefer the scenes more where he is chasing, and some of my favorites being in CR and QoS, so I guess I'd have to choose that option. I like seeing Bond with a determination in his eyes to do whatever is necessary to get at his enemies.

.I think BOND being chased is more suspensful and therefore more exciting. You want him to be able to get away. On the other hand you want him also to catch the villains but there is less an element of danger here for the character as it is him who is doing the chasing. So I go with being chased. Classic example - Sir Roger being chased in the LOTUS in TSWLM. You want Bond to get away.

nice idea for a thread :)
maybe it depends which bond is being chased ? or doing the chasing ?
i think DC suits chasing down people because he hasnt met anyone who can physically match him yet so i imagine he would just stand there if the pursuer had no weapons and knock them out :D
(foot chase anyway )

My favourite chase/fight is on the roof of the docks in YOLT when the camera pans out and Bond punches his way through a swarm of goons.

Couldn't agree more, it is not only one of the highlights of the movie but also the entire series. I really enjoy that scene. I also prefer Bond to be chased, a scense of the odds being stacked against him where Bond has to rely on his wits to gain the upper hand. The other chases I really enjoy are the Spectre chase against Bond in the carnival scene in TB and the scene in OHMSS when the pursue Bond on skies and then by car.

Both within the same film work best, I think. Otherwise you'll always ask "should it have been the other way around?". I'd like to see Bond being chased in a future film next. I don't think we have had that for a while.

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Both within the same film work best, I think. Otherwise you'll always ask "should it have been the other way around?". I'd like to see Bond being chased in a future film next. I don't think we have had that for a while.

he was being chased in the PTS of QOS - and technically he was being chased, and trying to be shot down while flying a plane in the same film.. lol

but i understand what you mean - a foot chase...... yeah, it would be a nice switch. Don't know if we'll see it in Skyfall, but maybe for Bond 24.

Both within the same film work best, I think. Otherwise you'll always ask "should it have been the other way around?". I'd like to see Bond being chased in a future film next. I don't think we have had that for a while.

he was being chased in the PTS of QOS - and technically he was being chased, and trying to be shot down while flying a plane in the same film.. lol

but i understand what you mean - a foot chase...... yeah, it would be a nice switch. Don't know if we'll see it in Skyfall, but maybe for Bond 24.

Well it certainly feels like Bond has more than enough to run from in Skyfall, so you may get your wish.

Both within the same film work best, I think. Otherwise you'll always ask "should it have been the other way around?". I'd like to see Bond being chased in a future film next. I don't think we have had that for a while.

he was being chased in the PTS of QOS - and technically he was being chased, and trying to be shot down while flying a plane in the same film.. lol

but i understand what you mean - a foot chase...... yeah, it would be a nice switch. Don't know if we'll see it in Skyfall, but maybe for Bond 24.

He was also being chased in the boat in QoS and there is the nice foot chase at the opera, which was very Bondian.

Unless I've been reading up on it wrong, doesn't Bond chase Silva on foot throughout London in Skyfall? Unless you were just speaking of Bond being chased on foot in Skyfall, which I'm not sure of. I've been attempting to avoid as much as I can for the film, but it's just too hard!

Ehh, either one are fine with me quite honestly. We get both on either side nearly equally, though more on the side of Bond chasing the villains. Still, they both have attributes and entertain me just the same.

A nice balance of both works for me. The bike chase in Tomorrow Never Dies is a great example. The World is Not Enough has the boat chase then.

Connery's movies had the nicest balance of both. And the skiing scenes from On Her Majesty's Secret Service were great too, especially the scene where Blofeld's goons chase Bond and Tracey, resulting in the avalanche.

I also liked the ice chase from The Living Daylights, which was pretty thrilling and gave Dalton some of his most "Bondian cool" moments, "I've had a few optional extras installed."

So I wouldn't really have a preference for either, as long as they were done right and one didn't overpower the other.

Craig needs something cool like the ice chase or those ski scenes, just to keep it fresh.

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I agree... i thought TLD was the perfect example of taking a more serious and grounded approach, and still keeping the traditional formula intact..... i love CR.. i like QOS.. but I would love to see SF be a bit more like TLD in terms of that balance mentioned above.

I agree... i thought TLD was the perfect example of taking a more serious and grounded approach, and still keeping the traditional formula intact..... i love CR.. i like QOS.. but I would love to see SF be a bit more like TLD in terms of that balance mentioned above.

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